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2026-11-09 - Budget and Finance Committee

Summary

Built from the posted agenda; outcomes are unknown because no minutes exist yet and the possible video has not been reviewed.

  • Chair Clinton P. Woods with members Wardine T. Alexander and Crystal N. Smitherman; 3:30 PM in Council Chambers.
  • An ordinance would authorize the Chief of Police to execute FAA documents for the city's small drone program under the March 2026 Skyfire contract (see Public Safety Drone Program).
  • Incentives of up to $275,000 for ESPN to host the Birmingham Bowl on December 29, 2026 at Protective Stadium (see Birmingham Bowl Agreement).
  • Technology contracts: three-year GIS hosting with ROK Technologies (up to $511,090) and three-year Social Tables software with Cvent (up to $189,930.65); see Technology and Software Contracts.
  • Mayor's office agreements: up to $444,000 over two years for UAB to place four social workers in public libraries; up to $75,000 for emergency warming station services with Downtown Jimmie Hale Mission; up to $25,000 over three years for the Alabama Symphonic Association.
  • See also Nonprofit Agreements and Afterschool Grant for the nonprofit and community agreements on this agenda.
  • Smaller items: up to $60,000 for Red Cross blood products for BFRS, and council-district or neighborhood funds for STREAM Innovations ($5,000), City Vision outreach ($13,675), Oak Tree Ministries ($1,000), Thomas Neighborhood Association band uniforms ($1,500) and Urban Impact commercial kitchen ($50,000).
  • Video: the City's Granicus archive has two clips (2032, 37 minutes, and 2033, 1 hour 36 minutes) that possibly record this meeting; both are labeled "Regular City Council Meeting" and linked to the November 10 agenda, so which one (if either) is this committee meeting is unconfirmed. Clip 2033 is linked above as the likelier match. The recordings have not been reviewed.
  • Several of these items (Symphonic Association, Cvent, ROK, Red Cross, HOME agreements) also appear on the 2026-11-10 - City Council agenda.

Agenda

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of the Minutes
  3. Consideration of the Consent Agenda
  4. American Red Cross: blood products purchase agreement, one year, not to exceed $60,000 (BFRS)
  5. Federal Aviation Administration: ordinance authorizing the Chief of Police to execute FAA documents for drone operation under the Skyfire contract (Resolution 487-26)
  6. ESPN Productions: agreement to host the Birmingham Bowl on December 29, 2026; city incentives not to exceed $275,000
  7. STREAM Innovations: educational access agreement through June 30, 2027, not to exceed $5,000 (District 4)
  8. Oak Tree Ministries: facilities for Gate City Neighborhood Association, not to exceed $1,000
  9. City Vision: District 2 direct mail and outreach, through June 30, 2027, not to exceed $13,675
  10. Urban Impact: project funding agreement for a commercial kitchen and workforce training program, not to exceed $50,000 (District 5)
  11. Birmingham Board of Education: Jackson Olin High School band uniforms, not to exceed $1,500
  12. ROK Technologies: GIS hosting, three years, not to exceed $511,090
  13. Cvent: Social Tables software, three years, not to exceed $189,930.65
  14. Alabama Symphonic Association: Explorer Concert Series, three years, not to exceed $25,000
  15. UAB and Birmingham Public Libraries: four social work staff in libraries, two years, not to exceed $444,000
  16. Downtown Jimmie Hale Mission: emergency warming station services through June 30, 2027, not to exceed $75,000
  17. Unfinished Business
  18. New Business
  19. Adjournment (next meeting Monday, November 23, 2026, 3:30 PM)

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